Monday, May 28, 2012

Pamulinawen

Pamulinawen
Pusok imdengam man
Toy umas-asug
Agrayo ita sadiam.
Panunotem man
Dika pagintultulngan
Toy agayat, agruknoy ita emmam.
Issemmo diak kalipatan
Ta nasudi unay a nagan,
Ta uray sadin ti ayan,
Disso sadino man,
(Aw-awagak a di agsarday
Ta naganmo nga kasam-itan)
No malagipka, pusok ti mabang-aran
Adu nga sabsabong, adu nga rosrosas
Ti adda't ditoy, Nena, nga mabuybuyak,
Ngem awan manlaeng ti sabali nga liwliwak
No di la dayta sudim ken imnas.
No umulogak nga mapan magmagna
Dayta raniagmo, Neneng nga gapu kenka.

TRanslation:

Lyrics by Pastor de Jesus

Huwag kang magtampo
Iyon ay biro lamang
Di na uulit
Manalig ka Hirang
Kung galit ka pa
Parusahang lubusan
At 'yong asahang
Hindi magdaramdam

Tunay ang aking pagibig
At hindi biru-biro lamang
Ang puso ko'y sa iyo
Huwag kang magalinlangan
At kung kulang pa rin
Ay kunin mo pa yaring buhay
'Yan ay tanda ng
Sukdulang pagmamahal

Kung galit ka pa
Parusahang lubusan
At 'yong asahang
Hindi magdaramdam

Tunay ang aking pagibig
At hindi biru-biro lamang
Ang pso ko'y sa iyo
Huwag kang magalinlangan
At kung kulang pa rin
Ay kunin mo pa yaring buhay
'Yan ay tanda
ng sukdulang pagmamahal.


Listen to the song



The Monkey and The Turtle

Once upon a time there were two friends, the monkey and the turtle.

One day the turtle went to the monkey's house and said, "Friend, let's go out and take a stroll together? That is if you have time"


Since the monkey was not doing nothing at the time, he accepted his friend's suggestion to take a stroll together. Along their way they found a young banana plant lying along the road.


"What shall we do with this banana plant?" the turtle asked. The monkey replied "Let's divide it between the two. We shall cut it into two equal parts. You will get the lower half and I will get the upper half."


And so the turtle agreed.


So the two friends cut the banana plant into two parts. As per agreement, the turtle got the lower half, and the monkey got the upper half. After cutting the banana plant, each went on his way home. The monkey planted his part of the banana plant in his garden upon arriving home. And so the turtle did the same as soon as he reached home.


The monkey's banana plant died after few days. The monkey felt sad, because he know that he will not be able to eat the sweet ripe bananas.


On the other hand, the turtle's banana plant grew stout and fast. In a few weeks it bore fruit which soon ripened, ready to be eaten.


One morning the turtle wandered what happened to his friend turtle's banana. "I'll pay him a visit and see what happen." the turtle said.


And so the turtle went to his friend monkey's place.


When the turtle arrived, he saw his friend looking very sad. The turtle said, "Friend Monkey, why the long face? What happen? You look as if today is the end of the world!"


The monkey replied while pointing to the dead plant in the garden. "My banana plant died. What about yours my friend?"


"It is now bearing fruit and the fruit has already ripened," the turtle replied.


"Wow! Will you let me see it?" said the monkey.


Since the turtle is unselfish, he said yes. And they went to see the ripe bananas.




Upon reaching the turtle's place, the monkey saw the banana plant and its ripe fruits.


The monkey asked." Who will gather the ripe bananas?"


"My grandfather of course!" the turtle replied.


"But your grandfather is lame!" the monkey said.


"Then my brother will do it," the turtle said.


"But your brother is blind!" replied the monkey.


After thinking who will gather the ripe bananas, the monkey said,"My friend, will you allow me to climb the banana plant and gather the ripe fruit instead?


The turtle answered Yes to the monkey.


The monkey climbed the banana plant. In two seconds flat he reached the top. Without a delay he picked one ripe banana, peeled it, and ate it. He picked another banana and did the same. In just a few minutes, half of the ripe bananas had been eaten by the monkey.


With what the monkey has doing, the turtle felt disgusted. The turtle said, "Friend, what about me? Please give me some bananas too."


The monkey just laughed, then threw banana peelings at the turtle.


"I'll be teaching him a lesson," the turtle said to himself.


The turtle then left the monkey and went to a thicket where he found a lots of thorns. He gathered two big armfuls of the thorns and then put them around the trunk of the banana plant.


"Friend Monkey, it's not healthy to stay up there all day. I have a piece of good advice for you. When you hear the barking of the dog, that's the signal for you to come down." And he left after putting all the thorns around the banana trunk.


A neighbor's dog barked. The monkey heard the sound. Since he was so full of ripe bananas that he could hardly move, he follow the turtle's advice, then he started to climb down. All of a sudden he lost his grip and fell on the thorns which surrounded the trunk of the banana plant. The thorns pricked the monkey's body, legs, and arms. With effort, the monkey managed to leave the place and return home.




The next morning the monkey woke up early and said, "I'll make that turtle pay for what he did to me yesterday."


He went, looking for the turtle.


Soon he came to a farm. Feeling so tired looking for the turtle, he sat on a coconut shell. It so happened that his tail went through the hole in the shell. He did not know that the turtle was inside the shell.


After the monkey had sat down, the turtle pulled the monkey's tail. Quickly, the monkey jumped. Then the monkey kicked the coconut shell. The shell turned over and revealing the turtle.


"So it's you!" the monkey said. "I've been looking for you all morning, do you know that?


The monkey picked the turtle up and said, "Now I will punish you."


"What will you do with me?" the turtle asked.


"I'll make a live charcoal and roast you!" said the monkey.


"If you do that my friend, I will become red," said the turtle. "Have I told you that red is my favorite color?"


"Then I will chop you into pieces!" the monkey said.


"If you do that, there will be a great number of turtles crawling around," said the turtle.


"Then I will throw you to the river!" said the monkey.


This is what the turtle has been waiting for all the time, for he liked to be in the river where he could swim to his heart's content.


The turtle pretended that he doesn't want being thrown into the river.


"My friend, please, don't do that," the turtle said in a pleading voice. "I will surely drown. Have pity on me!"


" Have pity on you?! After what you did to me, you expect me to have pity on you? You must be crazy. I'm sorry, my dear friend turtle, but I will throw you into the river - now!"


"Listen, Friend Monkey! Please" cried the turtle. "It will be better if you roast me over live charcoals. Or you can just chop me into pieces. But, please do not throw me into the river!"


But the monkey is deaf to the turtle's plea. He threw the turtle into the river.


The turtle went down, down into the river for awhile. And then he came up the surface. Holding a big fish on his arms.


"Dear Friend Monkey, look! I've caught a big fish!" the turtle shouted.


The monkey was taken aback for sometime.


"Will you please give it to me, dear friend?" he managed to say.


"Why don't you just jump into the river and catch one for yourself?" the turtle said. I never thought that you are that lazy."


Since the monkey doesn't want being called lazy. He immediately jumped into the river and, since he did not know how to swim, he drowned.


The turtle laughed all day long.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

The Boy Called Juan Pusong


Once there was a boy whose name was Juan Pusong. He was very mischievous.

One day he went to the fields to see the cows of the King. He thought of playing a prank on the king. He
cut the tails of several cows and then drove the cows away. Then he stuck the tails in mud holes, with half
of each tail sticking out of the mud.

Then he went to the King’s palace and told the King that many of his cows had jumped into the mud holes
and drowned.

The King was very sad. He went to the fields to see his cows. When he saw the tails sticking out of the
mud, he became even sadder.

But when he asked the people nearby he learned of Juan Pusong’s mischief. The King became angry. He
ordered his men to put Juan Pusong in a cage. The following day the cage was to be thrown into the sea so
that Juan Pusong would drown.

Early in the morning, Juan Pusong cried and cried. A man came along and asked, “Why do you cry, Juan?
Why are you in that cage?”

Juan Pusong answered, “I am crying because the King is forcing me to marry his beautiful daughter but I
don’t want to.”

The man thought that to marry the King’s daughter would make him a very lucky fellow. So the man
suggested that they change places. The man put on Juan’s clothes and placed himself in the cage. Juan
Pusong put on the man’s clothes and went home.

The following day, the King’s men came and carried the cage with the man in it and threw it into the sea.
The next day, Juan Pusong passed by the King’s palace. The King was surprised to see him. He thought
that Juan Pusong had drowned the day before.

The King was about to put Juan Pusong in prison again. But Juan told the King that he had returned from
the bottom of the sea. There he had seen the King’s dead parents and relatives. They were all very happy
and they wanted the King to come for a visit and see their beautiful houses.

The King marveled at Juan’s story. He wished to see his parents and relatives in their beautiful houses. So
he had himself put in a cage and ordered his men to throw the cage into the seas. And thus the silly king
was drowned. And clever Juan Pusong became king in his place.


Reference:

http://homepage.mac.com/mila.d.aguilar/_Media/fighting_the_panopticon.pdf

The Legend of the Spider

Once upon a time, there was a couple who had been blessed with a beautiful baby girl. They named their child Amba.

Weaving was the main livelihood of the couple. They make beautiful and intricate designs of cloths. The couple both came from a family of great weavers. It didn’t come as a surprise that Amba was taught how to weave and she excelled in it.


Even as a young girl, Amba was very good at the craft her parents have taught her. As she grew up, she explored and experimented on how to make different designs. Because of this, she was a master weaver even at a young age. She has even surpassed her parents’ ability.

Amba became famous because of her talent in weaving.  She was known throughout the land. Many would come to their place not only to buy the cloths that Amba had made but also to look at her weave. Many wonder at the magical way her hands work. The family became rich because of this livelihood.

But due to her new found fame, the girl became arrogant. She knew she was good at weaving that she challenged anyone who would like to go against her. Many great weavers heeded Amba’s challenge. They too would like to prove Amba’s talents.

The challenge was set and the weaving begun. Amba fascinated all her challengers at how easily she weaved intricate patterns. There was no doubt that the girl outdid all the other weavers. Because of this, she became even more arrogant than before.

Amba claimed that she was the best weaver there is. She even said that no goddess can surpass her ability to weave beautiful designs. The goddesses heard Amba’s taunts against them. They had noticed how proud Amba had become. They were not happy with Amba’s arrogance.

One day, an old woman had come to challenge Amba. The girl agreed to the match. She laughed to herself thinking that the woman looked as if she doesn’t even know how to weave. It would definitely be easy for Amba to beat her. Plus, it’s a chance to show off her skills.

The weaving started and the old woman proved to be a great adversary to Amba. The old woman made a complicated and beautiful design that left everyone, even Amba, in awe. The old woman won the challenge.

Amba could not believe that she was beaten by an old woman. She mocked the woman saying that she had cheated. The cloth could have been swapped by the old woman. It could even have been a cloth that Amba had made beforehand.

Before Amba could have pushed the old woman, the whole place suddenly lit up. The old woman was suddenly transformed into a beautiful goddess. She saw how arrogant Amba had become. The girl was to be punished for her pride.

At the wave of the goddess’ hand, Amba’s appearance changed. She became smaller and her legs grew longer. Her parents could not do anything for they knew that their daughter had indeed become very proud of herself.

Amba was the very first spider. Up to this day, one can still see the spider’s skills in weaving in the complicated designs they make their houses of.

Reference:

 http://www.alamat.com.ph/2011/07/alamat-ng-gagamba-spider-legend.html
 

A Visayan Creation Story

Thousands of years ago, there was no land, sun, moon, or stars, and the world was only a great sea of water, above which stretched the sky. The water was the kingdom of the god Maguayan, and the sky was ruled by the great god, Kaptan.
Maguayan had a daughter called Lidagat, the sea, and Kaptan had a son known as Lihangin, the wind. The gods agreed to the marriage of their children, so the sea became the bride of the wind.
A daughter and three sons were born to them. The sons were called Likalibutan, Liadlao, and Libulan, and the daughter received the name of Lisuga.
Likalibutan had a body of rock and was strong and brave; Liadlao was formed of gold and was always happy; Libulan was made of copper and was weak and timid; and the beautiful Lisuga had a body of pure silver and was sweet and gentle. Their parents were very fond of them, and nothing was wanting to make them happy.
After a time Lihangin died and left the control of the winds to his eldest son Likalibutan. The faithful wife Lidagat soon followed her husband, and the children, now grown up, were left without father or mother. However, their grandfathers, Kaptan and Maguayan, took care of them and guarded them from all evil.
After some time, Likalibutan, proud of his power over the winds, resolved to gain more power, and asked his brothers to join him in an attack on Kaptan in the sky above. They refused at first, but when Likalibutan became angry with them, the amiable Liadlao, not wishing to offend his brother, agreed to help. Then together they induced the timid Libulan to join in the plan.
When all was ready, the three brothers rushed at the sky, but they could not beat down the gates of steel that guarded the entrance. Likalibutan let loose the strongest winds and blew the bars in every direction. The brothers rushed into the opening, but were met by the angry god Kaptan. So terrible did he look that they turned and ran in terror, but Kaptan, furious at the destruction of his gates, sent three bolts of lightning after them.
The first struck the copper Libulan and melted him into a ball. The second struck the golden Liadlao and he too was melted. The third bolt struck Likalibutan and his rocky body broke into many pieces and fell into the sea. So huge was he that parts of his body stuck out above the water and became what is known as land.
In the meantime the gentle Lisuga had missed her brothers and started to look for them. She went toward the sky, but as she approached the broken gates, Kaptan, blind with anger, struck her too with lightning, and her silver body broke into thousands of pieces.
Kaptan then came down from the sky and tore the sea apart, calling on Maguayan to come to him and accusing him of ordering the attack on the sky. Soon Maguayan appeared and answered that he knew nothing of the plot as he had been asleep deep in the sea. After some time, he succeeded in calming the angry Kaptan. Together they wept at the loss of their grandchildren, especially the gentle and beautiful Lisuga, but even with their powers, they could not restore the dead back to life. However, they gave to each body a beautiful light that will shine forever.
And so it was the golden Liadlao who became the sun and the copper Libulan, the moon, while Lisuga's pieces of silver were turned into the stars of heaven. To wicked Likalibutan, the gods gave no light, but resolved to make his body support a new race of people. So Kaptan gave Maguayan a seed and he planted it on one of the islands.
Soon a bamboo tree grew up, and from the hollow of one of its branches, a man and a woman came out. The man's name was Sikalak and the woman was called Sikabay. They were the parents of the human race. Their first child was a son whom they called Libo; afterwards they had a daughter who was known as Saman.
Pandaguan, the youngest son, was very clever and invented a trap to catch fish. The very first thing he caught was a huge shark. When he brought it to land, it looked so great and fierce that he thought it was surely a god, and he at once ordered his people to worship it. Soon all gathered around and began to sing and pray to the shark. Suddenly the sky and sea opened, and the gods came out and ordered Pandaguan to throw the shark back into the sea and to worship none, but them.
All were afraid except Pandaguan. He grew very bold and answered that the shark was as big as the gods, and that since he had been able to overpower it he would also be able to conquer the gods. Then Kaptan, hearing this, struck Pandaguan with a small lightning bolt, for he did not wish to kill him but merely to teach him a lesson. Then he and Maguayan decided to punish these people by scattering them over the earth, so they carried some to one land and some to another. Many children were afterwards born, and thus the earth became inhabited in all parts.
Pandaguan did not die. After lying on the ground for thirty days he regained his strength, but his body was blackened from the lightning, and his descendants became the dark-skinned tribe, the Negritoes.
As punishment, his eldest son, Aryon, was taken north where the cold took away his senses. While Libo and Saman were carried south, where the hot sun scorched their bodies. A son of Saman and a daughter of Sikalak were carried east, where the land at first was so lacking in food that they were compelled to eat clay.
 
Reference:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_mythology